Dietary versus maternal sources of organochlorines in top predator seabird chicks: An experimental approach

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5963-5970

  Bourgeon, Sophie ^a,d   Leat, Eliza K H ^b   Furness, Robert W ^b   Borgå, Katrine ^c   Hanssen, Sveinn Are ^a   Bustnes, Jan Ove ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON STABLE ISOTOPES; CONTAMINANT LOADS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SOURCES; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; MATERNAL TRANSFER; SUPPLEMENTARY FOODS; TROPHIC TRANSFER;

ISOTOPES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; DILUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; MATERNAL EFFECT; ORGANOCHLORINE; SEABIRD; STABLE ISOTOPE; WINTER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHICK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HATCHING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVERWINTERING; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; SEABIRD;

AFRICA; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHARADRIIFORMES; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; SHETLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; CATHARACTA SKUA;

EID: 84878631984     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es400442q     Document Type: Article

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